Best Peter Kafka Podcasts (2023)

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Pivot

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How worried—or excited—should we be about AI? Recode Media with Peter Kafka 54:49

26m ago54:49

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AI is amazing… or terrifying, depending on who you ask. This is a technology that elicits strong, almost existential reactions. So, as a Memorial Day special, we're running an episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka that digs into the giant ambitions and enormous concerns people have about the very same tech. Featuring: New York Times tech columni…

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Recode Media

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Meet the media insider who makes Succession feel real 32:08

1h ago32:08

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Succession — the HBO drama about a Murdoch-ish family of media moguls — feels authentic thanks, in part, to consultant Merissa Marr. Marr covered the Murdochs and other media titans for years at The Wall Street Journal, and she’s worked with the creative team behind Succession since the beginning. Vox’s Peter Kafka talks to Marr about Succession’s …

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The Rebooting Show

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Axios' Sara Fischer and Vox's Peter Kafka on where the. media business goes next 45:08

19h ago45:08

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When I sent over topics for the latest episode of The Rebooting show to Axios’s Sara Fischer and Vox’s Peter Kafka, Peter replied with an editorial note: “maybe something deliberately upbeat to counteract a very gloomy pod.” Listeners, we tried, but journalists don’t naturally do upbeat. Some highlights: This is a good time to be niche: “Niche medi…

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Philosophy For Our Times

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The key to consciousness | Donald Hoffman, Hannah Critchlow, Sam Coleman 42:18

20m ago42:18

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Is materialism a fundamental mistake? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes The relationship between the individual human subject and the world was once the central focus of Western philosophy. Modern neuroscience has instead tended to assume that the world is purely material and physical, and the probl…

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The Rebooting Show

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The China Project’s pivot to B2B and subscriptions 46:16

25m ago46:16

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The Rebooting show is sponsored by Kerv Interactive, an AI-powered video creative technology that creates shoppable and immersive experiences within any video content. Learn more. ..... On this week’s episode of The Rebooting Show, Bob Guterma, CEO of The China Project, to discuss how to maintain credibility while catching flack from many sides, Th…

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Pivot

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The Twitter DeSaster and the Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning 1:03:33

7m ago1:03:33

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Meta will sell Giphy in an antitrust loss, and the man who ran a Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet is now tracking Ron Desantis. Also, the latest in the culture wars: A Florida school has limited access to Amanda Gorman’s poetry, and Target will remove some Pride merch after a backlash. Plus, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his presi…

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The Rebooting Show

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Industry Dive's Sean Griffey's guide to sustainable media businesses 54:56

25m ago54:56

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⁠Thanks to Kerv ⁠for sponsoring this episode. To see Kerv's technology at work, ⁠check out Peacock's MustShop TV⁠. If you’ll be on the Cote d’Azur next month. The New Attention Economy, presented by Kerv, will have speakers from the Financial Times, Uber, Paramount, Havas and more. Let’s talk ‘Active Attention’ Economy at Cannes Join us for three d…

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Philosophy For Our Times

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Can experiments settle the free will debate? | Julian Baggini, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Sarah Garfinkel 51:16

4m ago51:16

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Does science have anything to say about our freedom of choice? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes A famed experiment, by Libet in the 1980s, led many scientists and philosophers to argue that free will was an illusion. Despite the experiment being challenged at the time and in recent studies, its leg…

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Pivot

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Disney’s Billion Dollar Punch, AppGPT, and Guest Chasten Buttigieg 1:09:59

35m ago1:09:59

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The EU deals Meta a record-breaking fine, Jeffrey Epstein reportedly attempted to blackmail Bill Gates, and the debt ceiling is looming closer. Also, Disney is cancelling plans to build a complex in Florida. Kara and Scott discuss ChatGPT and Apple’s AI efforts. Friend of Pivot Chasten Buttigieg joins to discuss coming of age as a young gay man in …

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Pivot

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Supreme Court Saves Social Media, Montana Bans TikTok, and Sam Altman Wants AI Regulation 1:05:30

25m ago1:05:30

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EU regulators say 'game on' for the Microsoft-Activision deal, WeWork's CEO is stepping down, and the latest call for AI regulation is coming from inside the house. Kara and Scott discuss the weak plan to ban TikTok in Montana. And Elon Musk continues to Elon Musk, saying he’s willing to lose money to say what he wants to say. Also, a prediction ab…

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The Rebooting Show

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Time CEO Jessica Sibley on taking down Time's paywall 40:54

4h ago40:54

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Last week, I was in Chicago to attend the Omeda OX6 conference, where I recorded a live version of The Rebooting Show podcast. Jessica Sibley, CEO of Time, joined me to discuss her first six months at the 100-year-old publishing brand. Among the issues we discussed: The benefits of being a “legacy” brand The importance of a brand clearly standing f…

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The Rebooting Show

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Private Media's Will Hayward on battling Murdoch 43:00

10d ago43:00

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Will Hayward, the CEO of Private Media, an independent publishing company in Australia that publishes several titles, including politics-focused Crikey, recently faced the intriguing and likely slightly terrifying experience of being the subject of a defamation lawsuit filed by Lachlan Murdoch over a Crikey opinion column that held the Murdochs wer…

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Pivot

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A New Chief Twit, CNN Fallout, and Senator Mark Warner 1:22:18

14m ago1:22:18

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Kara and Scott discuss Taylor Swift's economic impact, and why there are troubles at Disney Plus and Netflix. Meanwhile, over at Twitter: a new CEO, and a censorship controversy. Also, the Trump Town Hall stirs up internal politics at CNN. Our Friend of Pivot, Senator Mark Warner, stops by to talk TikTok, AI, and the Kids Online Safety Act. You can…

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Philosophy For Our Times

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Love and other drugs | Rupert Sheldrake, Anders Sandberg, Ella Whelan 49:12

3m ago49:12

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Can synthetic drugs induce true feelings of love? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes From the Christian tenet 'God is love' to the plots of countless novels and films, love is seen as central to our lives. Yet from scientific studies along with anecdotal accounts we know that psychoactive substances …

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Recode Media

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It’s TV’s biggest week - and TV is on strike 44:01

1h ago44:01

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Live from New York, it’s Upfronts week, where TV networks sell billions of dollars of advertising with glitzy presentations. It’s also the third week of the writers’ strike, which means the people who make the shows that run in between ads are picketing those presentations. So it’s a good time to talk about the state of the post-streaming boom TV b…

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Pivot

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Trump's Town Hall, Santos Charged, and STFU with Dan Lyons 1:09:41

1h ago1:09:41

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Tucker Carlson says he's moving to Twitter, Google cuts a deal with the New York Times, and the Biden administration might make airlines pay their customers. Kara and Scott unpack the Trump verdict and CNN town hall, and the charges against Representative George Santos. Friend of Pivot Dan Lyons talks about his book STFU, and why we talk too much. …

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Recode Media

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Ken Jennings on the future of Jeopardy! 48:00

1h ago48:00

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Ken Jennings won 74 straight episodes of Jeopardy back in 2004. Somehow he’s turned that winning streak into a career, and now co-hosts the surprisingly resilient game show. Peter Kafka talked to Jennings about his job and much more at the Crosscut Ideas Festival in Seattle. And while the sound quality isn’t pristine, the conversation covers a lot …

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Philosophy For Our Times

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The good and the evil│Tommy Curry, Massimo Pigliucci, Joanna Kavenna 55:23

14d ago55:23

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Can we make ultimate moral judgements? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes For a couple of millenia in the West we have judged people and their actions by the standards of good and evil. But, from Mother Theresa to Winston Churchill the notion that an individual is simply good is hard to sustain. Almo…

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Pivot

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Debt Ceiling, Trump Town Hall, and Guest Claire Hughes Johnson 1:15:43

19h ago1:15:43

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Kara and Scott talk about the coronation, CNN's Trump town hall, and Elizabeth Holmes. Also, Twitter is bleeding blue checks, and Tucker Carlson reportedly spoke to Elon Musk about his next moves. Then, which party will come out ahead in the debt ceiling negotiations? And, Friend of Pivot Claire Hughes Johnson to talk about what managers get wrong.…

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Pivot

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Regulating AI, Culture Wars at the School Play, and Guest Anne Applebaum on Ukraine 1:12:02

5d ago1:12:02

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Kara and Scott on interest rates, new Airbnb features, and the text that got Tucker Carlson fired. AI CEOs are headed to the White House as the FTC puts the industry in its crosshairs, and Scott redefines LLM. Plus: the growing movement to censor kids' theater programs. Today's Friend of Pivot is Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, with t…

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Recode Media

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How worried—or excited—should we be about AI? 53:53

6d ago53:53

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AI is amazing… or terrifying, depending on who you ask. This is a technology that elicits strong, almost existential reactions. So in the final episode of our special series about AI, we dig into the giant ambitions and enormous concerns people have about the very same tech. Featuring: New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose (@kevinroose), who te…

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Philosophy For Our Times

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How to be a sceptic | Massimo Pigliucci 27:33

7d ago27:33

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Do we believe things because they are true or because they are convenient? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes Massimo Pigliucci argues that adopting the principles of scientific and ethical scepticism can lead us to think and live better. We all like to think of ourselves as discerning people. But re…

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The Rebooting Show

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Kyle Tibbs Jones on The Bitter Southerner's independent path 37:08

8d ago37:08

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The Bitter Southerner began as a passion project for a group of natives to the South who were, well, a bit bitter about how it was often caricatured or reduced to its historical legacy as the birthplace of American slavery. That’s a past that is unfortunately still alive and is an indelible part of the American story. The Bitter Southerner confront…

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Pivot

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J.P. Morgan's First Republic Deal, Twitter v. Bluesky, and Friend of Pivot Joelle Emerson 1:15:44

29d ago1:15:44

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Kara and Scott discuss the recent warnings from one of the “Godfathers of AI,” as well as the potential writers' strike. Then, J.P Morgan keeps getting bigger with its latest acquisition: First Republic. Elon Musk says Twitter will let media publishers charge for articles. Also, does anybody have a Bluesky referral code? And we’re joined by Friend …

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Recode Media

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Jonah Peretti, Nick Denton and Ben Smith on digital news’ past and future 36:30

9d ago36:30

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It’s our first four-way pod, featuring BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti, Gawker founder Nick Denton, and Semafor founder (and former editor-in-chief of the recently shuttered BuzzFeed News) Ben Smith, who wrote a book about them both. Peter Kafka talks to all of them in conjunction with Smith’s new book “Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the …

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